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Deputy Chief Constable Gavin Stephens thanked the public for their positive response to the Policing Matters campaign, which coincided with this model, to think twice if a situation requires police help and if it is an emergency.

He said: "We knew from the start that, to be ready for challenges facing policing in the future, we needed to ask for the public's help.

"I'd like to thank the Surrey public for working with us and understanding whether a situation is for the police to deal with, and if it is, whether it's an emergency.

"Calls to 999 should only be made for serious crime, crimes in action or if someone's life is in danger. If it is a policing matter but does not fall into those categories we ask the public report online or call 101 anytime."

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Mr Stephens added: "The PiYN review shows that, with some more time to allow the changes to bed in, we will be capable of achieving this balance."

He added: "The aim of PiYN was to make sure Surrey Police could balance an increasing demand from incredibly complex offences like domestic abuse, child sexual exploitation and cybercime with the need to retain local teams of officers who understand the neighbourhood they work in."

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After the launch, PiYN made changes in the force which included investment in the specialist investigative officers who help the most vulnerable and tackle complex offences including domestic abuse, child exploitation and cybercrime.

The model put bigger uniformed teams for each borough and district, alongside "more focused Safer Neighbourhood Teams to tackle local issues that cause the most fear and harm".

Recommendations from the review of the PiYN model include developing the Police Community Support Officer role to tackle chronic or repeat issues in communities, reviewing the locations of local teams, continuing to invest in officer training and improving communications with the public and other organisations to ensure.

PiYN will be due for an independent review in October 2017 - 18 months after the model was launched.